Home care agency · Milton Keynes
Walnuts Care
Top rated 2026 · one of the services in Milton Keynes rated Outstanding by CQC
Illustrative photo, not of Walnuts Care- Address
- 1-2 Midbrook Court, Blakelands, Milton Keynes, MK14 5FH
- Run by
- Walnuts Care Ltd
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- February 2015 (11 years)
- Registered manager
- Charlotte Lauren Woods
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2011 (15 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 07690354)
- Last CQC check
- 24 Jul 2018
- Typical fees Estimated
- £31.50–£38.50 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Personal care
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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-1936244886
An overview of Walnuts Care
Walnuts Care in Milton Keynes is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency, run by Walnuts Care Ltd. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and children and lists learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Outstanding overall (July 2018). It is one of 180 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Milton Keynes; 76 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Past CQC ratings
- May 2016
- Jul 2018
- Today Rating 8 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 24 July 2018
- CQC inspection report 5 May 2016
Where it is
- Ward
- Great Linford
- Parliamentary constituency
- Milton Keynes North
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in MK14 (22)
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Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence). The office location; ask which streets and villages carers cover.
How CQC rated each area
- Safe69 of 85 in Milton Keynes
- Effective77 of 85 in Milton Keynes
- Caring5 of 85 in Milton Keynes
- Responsive74 of 85 in Milton Keynes
- Well-led3 of 85 in Milton Keynes
Source: CQC, published 24 July 2018. Under each rating: how many agencies in Milton Keynes share it; for example, 5 of 85 agencies in Milton Keynes rated Outstanding for Caring.
Track record
Walnuts Care has been registered with CQC since February 2015, about 11 years.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2016–2018), starting at Good and improving to Outstanding.
No new overall rating has been published for 8 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
2 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 24 July 2018.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- At the last comprehensive inspection on 4 February 2016 the service was rated Good.
- At this announced inspection on 9 May 2018 we found the service remained Good in Safe, Effective and Responsive.
- The service had progressed to Outstanding in Caring and Well-led giving it an overall rating of Outstanding.
- Walnuts Care provides a range of support services for families and young people living with Autism.
Inspected 9 May 2018; report published 24 July 2018. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Choice nearby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 12 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is I Care MK, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: children (5 of the nearest 25).
12 of the 13 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Great Linford ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Central East ICB.
Costs to expect
We estimate visits from Walnuts Care at £31.50–£38.50 an hour (visiting care, weekdays), based on published prices in the region. As an example, an hour each morning and a 30-minute evening call comes to about £370 a week.
Live-in arrangements here usually cost £1,450–£1,770 weekly.
Milton Keynes Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
Looking at the five areas: Caring and Well-led are rated Outstanding; 3 other areas are Good.
Across Milton Keynes, 5 of 85 rated agencies are Outstanding for Caring (6%), while 3 of 85 rated agencies are Outstanding for Well-led (4%).
Outstanding ratings for a single area are uncommon; the Caring and Well-led section of the report gives examples of what inspectors saw.
Who it can help
As listed with the regulator.
Who runs it
Walnuts Care is run by Walnuts Care Ltd (company 07690354), incorporated in 2011, 3 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 4 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Walnuts Care on The Care Panel so far.
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Where Walnuts Care stands locally
- Rated Outstanding. Across Milton Keynes, 93% of the 81 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 4 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (July 2018) is more recent than 5% of agency ratings in Milton Keynes.
- Registered with CQC in 2015: it has been registered longer than 91% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Milton Keynes lists 6.
Comparison set: every registered home care agency in Milton Keynes, CQC data for Oct 2026.
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Quick answers about Walnuts Care
- Is Walnuts Care registered for dementia care?
- No dementia specialism is recorded with CQC. Ask the provider directly if this is likely to matter.
- When was Walnuts Care last inspected?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 24 July 2018, 8 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Where is Walnuts Care?
- 1-2 Midbrook Court, Blakelands, Milton Keynes, MK14 5FH. That is the office; visits happen in your own home, so confirm your area is covered.
- Is Walnuts Care registered with CQC?
- Walnuts Care is on the CQC register as a home care agency (ID 1-1936244886) and was rated Outstanding overall in July 2018.
- How much does care from Walnuts Care cost?
- Walnuts Care has not published its fees with us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- How is Walnuts Care rated for safety and leadership?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Outstanding; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Outstanding. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- What type of care does Walnuts Care provide?
- CQC lists Walnuts Care under: homecare agencies. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Who is the registered provider for Walnuts Care?
- Walnuts Care Ltd is the registered provider for Walnuts Care.
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